the &^$%*ing caprice

niccolo paganini's caprice no. 5

this particular transcription was done for guitar by virtuoso yngwie malmsteen.

wish me luck.

UPDATE: page 1 done and done.

a photo journal entry - a spooky, foggy morning

here are some spooky, foggy pictures i took on a spooky, foggy morning.  in light of halloween being tomorrow, i think they are very apropos.

a spooky, foggy road.

a spooky, foggy path.

a spooky, foggy fence.

a regular tree that is neither spooky or foggy.  it's just a regular tree that i took a picture of on a regular morning.

random snap: nice backsides

i was rearranging my room and got my axes in line for a nice shot.

politics vs patriotism

this past weekend, i filled out a voter registration card.

i'm not all into politics, unlike someone we know, but i do care about my country.

i don't claim a side, democrat or republican, but i am a patriot.

ozzy the dog - post wash photoshoot

ozzy, my rescued american eskimo, was way overdue for a bath/detailing.  and i know i might be bias because he's my dog, but he's super good looking.  all you kids with weird pit bull mixes, slobbery and smelly boston terriers, and tiny rat dog chihuahuas need to step aside and make way for the best looking dog around.

it was hard to get him to raise his ears like this for pictures.

eating a treat.  look at how he holds the treat with his paws like a person.  super smart and super cute.

definitely a blood

looking like a bleached, pensive fox

tastes good

the best dog ever.

the stowaways - the mission log of my gundam recon unit

two gundams hid in my backpack to run a recon mission of my classroom.

i tried to put them back inside, but i was threatened by the GOUF Custom and his gatling shield.

here's a better look at what i was up against.  note the dagger in the rear of the gatling shield weapon.

heavy artillery.

an impressive stance for a gundam.

posing next to a similarly colored beverage can.

the hyaku shiki kai gundam also came along for the recon mission.

one of the best looking paintjobs around.

heavy artillery: dual beam gatling guns.

the hyaku shiki, being the pretty boy of the team, is forced to lead the recon mission by the GOUF.

mexican standoff with the benq projector

discovery of the largest pencil ever

"how the hell can we get up there?"

military domination of the supply table

2008 tattoo expo

this past saturday and sunday, my brother, mania and i took a detour from normal living to visit the tattoo expo at the los angeles convention center.  i had been wanting to go to this exp since i got my first tattoo several years ago, but since it was always at the pomona fairgrounds, i never got the chance to make the trip. 

this was the first year that the expo was held in LA.  and from the glamorous sign, i'm sure you can tell it was a high class event.

it was actually a lot smaller that i had imagined, but the floor was filled with booths from dozens of well known and less famous parlors around the LA area.

vendors, artists, piercers and many more lined the rows of exhibits.  i snapped this shot of tattoo machines from one of the many vendors selling tattoo equipment.

i was surprised to see an obey tattoo.

but this black and gray of mary was the best tattoo that i saw at the convention.  this guy was taking part in one of the many tattoo contests.  i wonder if he won.

black wave tattoo was using the more traditional method of inking.

can you guess what i got?

i'll post more about the expo later on with pictures of my new tattoo.